Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
YEisGaNEA NEWS.

The United States Internal revenue c0l!ec
tons from the Petersburg district for last
week amounted to $l0.S63 GO.
The output of the Rich Hill iron mine, in
Pulaski county. last month was 6,000 tors of
fine ore, worth $50. goo in Pittsburg.
The Lynchburg fair closed Saturday with
email attendance, but the officers of the
society are satisfied with the result on the
whole.
Judge J. ". Green Smith, for seventeen
Stanton, has sent TO Governor Lee his re
sgnaton Of that position, to take effect on
October 81.
The State has $276O93 SO to her credit,
after paying all appropriations and demands
upon the Treasury up to this date. This
balance will be largely increased by the end
of the year.
Rev. DIR. Moses D. Hoge, of Richmond
has recovered from his recent illness, and
will BIO we'll enough to deliver the prayer on
the occasion of the laying of the corner stone
of the Lee monument.
The Chambers Valley and New River
Railroad, 10 which Carroll county recently
voted subscription of 100000, will, it is
stated on good authority, be let TO COZ
tract during the current year.
The cotton season is in full blast in Nor
folk. There is SO much on hand ct present
that the congresses are kept going Day and
night. Ten Thousand five hundred and fous,
bales we're received on Saturday.
Richmond Commandery. No. ., Knights
Templar, will parade next Thursday on
horseback as escort TO The Grand Lodge Of
Masors On the occasion Of The laying of tho
corner stone CT the Lee monument.
Tho Grand CommGrdery Knights TEN
plar Of Virginia will mold its next annual
session ID Petersburg next month. At this
session the different grand officers will be
elected and other important business trans
acted.
Scarcity cf4be menhaden has caused the
fish factories Of Northumberland county 10
shut down for tho season. The average
catch of fish for the year he's been small,
but, owing to the fatness of them, most of
the factories have done as well as usual.
In the Circuii Court Of Londoun on FRI
day, in the case of Havenner VS.. tho Corpor,
alton of LeesbuTg the jury brought in q ver
diet for the plaintiff for twenty i've dollars
damages. Mrs Havenner sued the town
for $4,000 damages for Injuries resulting
from b fall ON King street, owing, ~ she
claimed, to defective pavement.
a fire in Norfolk On Saturday morning
destroyed the stock in the notion aud fancy
goods store of Levy Brothers. L9ss $1,000,
and covered by insurance.. This fire is sup
posed to have been incendiary. On the
same morning the buildings and machinery
of Parsons marine railway. at Berkeley, were
destroyed Ivy fire, The loss is stated at over
So coo, and Insurance s., 800
A detective has gone to Baltimore from
NorfoIl, 10 bring bnck ]. G. Hitchinga, who
is wanted for forging hia mothers name 10
drafts on Boston to the amount Of about
Sill, which he deposited for collection, and
then drew half of thei. face value and left.
This ia not The first lime that Hitchpgs has
forged his mothers rame, but he has never
been prosecuted. owing to tie fact that the
matter would be hushed up by his mother,
who would pay the amount of his forgeries.
1t is said That she has lost between $1,000
aud 81 900 in this way